Exploring novel operation principles realized in nanometer-scale devices

摘要

Microelectronics and storage technologies are expected to continuously provide larger integration and higher density into the 21st century. This means that devices will inevitably have to be shrunk down to the nanometer scale in the near future,when today's devices will cease to function as they are designed to work in bulk materials. New device concepts will be required at that time, but they are still uncertain.Quantum mechanical phenomena emerge on the nanometer scale, including the wave nature of electrons, Coulomb interaction of individual electrons, and spin-dependent effects. This paper provides an overview of research into nanometer-scale devices whichtake advantage of these quantum effects.